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Legal Imposters
by Caroline Flanagan
Welcome to Legal Imposters - the podcast for lawyers who are making Imposter Syndrome their strength and using it to their advantage in their career. If you've ever felt like a fraud or that your success is down to luck; if you ever have that fear that you're going to be found out - you're in the right place. I'm Caroline Flanagan, ex-lawyer and proud Imposter, and I'm here to show you that Imposter Syndrome isn’t here to hold us back. It’s here to distinguish us. To elevate us. We were never meant to blend in with those who feel entitled to be here We are not interested in being excluded. We don’t need permission to succeed. We are Legal Imposters.We are meant to stand out.Our value lies in who we are and what makes us unique.We're changing what it means to succeed in this industry. We don’t succeed in spite of our Imposter Syndrome. We succeed because of it. Welcome to the club. Are you ready?
Episodes
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Episode #141 Double your confidence (in 30 days or less)
I want to talk about doubling your confidence in 30 days. Can I actually prove that number? No. But what I'm about to share has worked for me, and it's worked for client after client inside Be The First — so I'm confident it'll work for you. Do you find yourself preparing twice as much as…
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Episode #131 The Imposter Speech - Before, Middle and After (BMA)
Imposter Syndrome isn't the heavy weight you think it is. It's a specific moment in time that can be overcome in an instant, as long as you have the Imposter SpeechTM. The Imposter SpeechTM is the speech you give yourself when you're questioning whether you're enough or feeling like you don't...
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Episode #130 The 10 Stages of Imposter Syndrome
Do you have Imposter Syndrome? Before you jump straight to a "yes" or "no", listen to episode 130 of Legal Imposters. There are 10 stages of Imposter Syndrome and whether your goal is progression or simply excelling at what you do, it's important to know the stage you're at and how to move closer...
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Episode #129 Choosing Your Identity
Who do you think you are? And who gets to decide? This week on the podcast we're talking about identity- the thoughts you think about yourself and the power they have over your experience of being the only one. Based on what I see inside Be The First, too many of you are walking around with...
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Episode #128 Own Your Feedback
I'm hearing too many stories of you not getting the feedback you need to motivate you, confirm you're meeting expectations and support your progression to the next level. Working for partners or line managers who communicate badly (or not at all) or who constantly postpone or cut short your…
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Episode #127 How to Articulate Your Value
It isn't enough to be valuable. You must be able to articulate that value and communicate it in a language the leadership understands. Here's what I see: You present a history of the work you've done and deals you've closed ("Look at everything I've done for this firm") and tell yourself it…
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Episode #126 Taking Risks
If you want the reward, you have to be willing to risk. Right now, the fear of failure, of getting it wrong, of not knowing the answer, of letting people down - these are risks you're avoiding which are holding you back in your career. They're why you're not applying for that new exciting role...
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Episode #125 Massive Action
What if, instead of giving yourself a week, 6 months, a year to complete that project or accomplish that goal, you could achieve it in half the time? This week on Legal Imposters I'm introducing you to Massive Action - a tool I've been using in my business to generate the momentum, focus, energy...
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Episode #124 Rising to the Challenge
As long as you are setting goals, wanting to progress, seeking to grow -there will always be that moment when it feels so hard that every bone in your body is screaming at you to give up. What you do in this moment is everything. It's not the obstacle that defines your success or failure in...
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Episode #123 The Imposter Identity
How is your relationship with Imposter Syndrome? The deeper this relationship, the more you will value yourself, the better you will show up to your work and the more others will value you. My relationship with Imposter Syndrome used to be terrible. I carried Imposter Syndrome around like a…
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Episode #122 Hard Times
You're busy with the day to day business of performing your role and progressing your career. Then suddenly the unexpected happens and your whole world is turned upside down. How do you keep going ? We are real humans living in a very real world. And with that comes the real experience of hard...
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Episode #121 Capable of Anything
What if you were capable of anything you set your mind to? What if this has always been true? What if it were true now? How would you approach that piece of work you've been avoiding differently? How would you show up in that upcoming meeting differently? How would you be different? In todays...
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Episode #120 Choosing Version 2
The next time you have an experience that leaves you feeling disempowered or victimised, look for version 2. In episode 120 of Legal Imposters I explain why and I show you how. There's always a version of your experience that leaves you feeling powerless and frustrated (version 1). And for every...
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Episode #119 What it takes part 5: The Tools
Whatever the task or goal you want to achieve, it pays to ask: How can I make this easier? Is there a way to do it quicker? How do I increase my chances of success? The answer is almost always: find the right tools. It's no different when it comes to progressing your career. The right tools won't...
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Episode #118 What It Takes Part 4: The Emotions
There are invisible forces behind all you do. They impact how you work, what you say, what you do, how you react - and because of that they have a direct impact on your ability to succeed as a black lawyer. And in this video I'm going to tell you exactly what they are. Welcome my friends, to...
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Episode #117 What it takes part 3: The Mindset
You're doing all the right things, so why aren't you gaining traction? Why aren't you getting results? If you've invested time and effort in your professional development and followed all the right steps to achieve that career goal, but nothing seems to be working - this one is for you. Welcome…
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Episode #116 What it takes part 2: The Skills
It's the beginning of a new year and, even if you don't know exactly what goal you want to achieve this year, you do know that you want to progress this year. If this is you, you're in the right place. Welcome to Part 2 of What it takes - a 5 part series designed to tell you everything you need…
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Episode #115 How to Progress when you're the Only One
There's a way to progress without working twice as hard. 5 simple steps. 1 secret sauce. That's it. As a black lawyer you don't need to do everything to get promoted. You just need to do the right things, with the right mindset. This week on Legal Imposters I'm sharing the replay of my free…
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Episode #114 What it takes part 1: Ownership
What does it take to progress as a black lawyer? That's the question Ill be asking and answering in a 5-part series here on the Legal Imposters podcast. First up and the subject of this week's episode: Ownership It's easily overlooked and yet it's impossible to progress in any meaningful way...
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Episode #113 Finish Strong
How do you want to finish the year? Depleted and exhausted or uplifted and empowered by the feeling that you gave it your all? It's a choice you get to make and I invite you to make it in this week's episode of legal imposters. This time of year people typically fall into one of two camps: fire...
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Episode #112 Focus vs Results
It's time. No, not time to start thinking about Christmas which is just 4 weeks away - I'll let you decide when you're ready for that! No, I'm talking about the New Year which is a seemingly distant SIX weeks away! Now before you roll your eyes to the heavens and rush for the "listen at the end…
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Episode #111 Overcoming Feedback Frustration
You've finally got that meeting with your boss so you can ask those career critical questions about your prospects for promotion: Where do I stand? How close am I? Am I on track? What else can I do to guarantee I'm on the list of next year's Partners? You've asked all of this before. But you keep...
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Episode #110 Letting People Down
You're drowning in your commitments. Working long into the night each day. Sacrificing weekends. It's all too much but you keep going. You don't stop. You can't stop, you tell yourself. I don't want to let anybody down. Well I'm here to tell you otherwise Not only that you can. I'm here to tell…
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Episode #109 The Sponsorship Relationship
Want to win a Sponsor? There are 3 things you need to do: Identify the right Sponsor Candidate Build a Sponsorship Relationship Hold a Sponsorship Conversation These 3 steps form what we call inside BE THE FIRST, the Sponsorship Triad, and they form a simple actionable process for getting the…
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Episode #108 The Sponsorship Conversation
Let's talk about Sponsors. Why you need one and how to win one. You don't have to have a Sponsor to progress to the next level. But having a person of influence invested in you and going out to bat for you Is going to make achieving that promotion significantly quicker, easier and likely to…
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Episode #107 The Monthly Progress Review
There are 3 things you need in place to guarantee your career goal: A clear goal A strategy that will get you there A system that will keep you on track You may have a goal and a strategy. But do you have a system for staying on track? If you don't then this week's episode of Legal Imposters…
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Episode #106 Protect The Asset
What are you doing to make sure the most important asset in your work, in your life, in the family that you hold together, the people you support, the clients you serve, those you love and the things you care about - in other words YOU - what are you doing to ensure you are taking care of your…
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Episode #105 Stay With The Hard
Let's talk about procrastination - Doom scrolling Online shopping Burying your head in the sand Ignoring the task until it's on fire and screaming for your attention These are just some of the ways you are procrastinating your work and, in so doing, creating unnecessary pressure, missing...
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Episode # 104 Calculate Your Value
Here's the problem: You know you must showcase your value if you want to progress to the next level (it's step 5 of the career progression process I teach you inside BE THE FIRST), but you don't really KNOW your value. Which of these is you? you've never thought to consider what your value is…
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Episode #103 Value Yourself
How much do you value yourself? Here's how you know: the way you treat yourself the way you talk about yourself to others how well you take care of yourself how you present yourself This is not about your value in the workplace. This is about your self worth. Your worthiness. Your belief in your...
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Episode #102 If Not Now, Then When?
If you don't go for what you want in your career now, then when will you? Right now there are a lot of reasons why you're not taking that active next step towards achieving your career goal: you're not sure you want it you're in the middle of a deal things are too busy right now you just need to...
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Episode #101 Position Yourself for Promotion
You're a mid to senior level black lawyer with years of experience and a track record of billing hours and running deals. Yes this will make you eligible for promotion, but it doesn't make you entitled to it. One of the common misconceptions I hear is that years worked, hours billed and weekends...
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Episode #100 BE THE FIRST: Pressure or Power?
We're reached Episode 100! Woohoo To mark the occasion, what better topic to talk to you about than being the first? Specifically, let's talk about how it makes you feel when I tell you the answer to succeeding in a white world is to BE THE FIRST! Inspiration for this episode comes from one of my...
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When to focus on Business Development
It's never too soon to think about Business Development. But when should this be your main focus? And what should you do about Business Development when you've been told to focus on something else? This week on Legal Imposters, inspired by a client inside BE THE FIRST, we're talking about the...
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Episode #98 The Relationship vs The Transaction
Building relationships with people who are different to you is one of the 5 vital steps to progressing your career as a black lawyer and it's exactly what I teach you inside BE THE FIRST. But what do you do when it doesn't work? This was the question one of my clients brought to coaching inside…
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Episode #97 "I think it went well"
"I think it went well" is not how you should be talking about your latest success or achievement! Showcasing your value isn't just about the showcase (a training event you delivered, a panel event you moderated, for example) it's about how you talk about it, gain confidence from it and how much...
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Episode #96 The Visibility Challenge
Are you ready? We're going to increase your visibility and we're committing to it right now. In today's episode of the Legal Imposters Podcast I introduce you to the 30 Day Visibility Challenge - a challenge to get you out of your comfort zone and into the spotlight where people can see you, get…
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Episode #95 Other People's Perception of You
How are you coming across? What perception do others have of you and is this perception working for you or against you in your career? For some of you, this will be the first time thinking about this question. For others of you, the idea that other people perceive you a certain way isn't new to...
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Episode #94 Are You Ready To Progress?
The question I want to ask you today is, are you ready to progress? It's not enough to have a strategy to progress. You also need to be READY to progress. Here's how you know you're ready: You balance your time, making time for the other things that matter, meaning you prioritise your self care…
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Episode #93 Claim Your Name
What's in a name? Everything. Until now you thought your name was just a name. It is so much more than that. Your name is your anchor. It's your identity. It's your brand. It's the connection to your capability and a powerful reminder of who you are at your core. This week on Legal Imposters…
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Episode #92 Be Your Own Champion
How do you speak to yourself and treat yourself? What words and judgements are unconsciously playing, like a sound track in the back of your mind, as you go through the day? What you say to yourself in the quiet of your mind matters. How you speak to yourself when you've made a mistake, your...
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Episode #91 Expanding Your Capacity
Telling yourself there aren't enough hours in the day Frustrated by the uncontrollables that sabotage your plans and throw you off track Wanting to progress to the next level but not having the time to dedicate to it Having too much to do and too little energy to do it with If this is you, you're...
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Episode #90 Confidence NOW
You need confidence NOW. Currently, confidence feels like a nice to have. It feels optional. You know it's important. You know you need it and you want to build and increase it, but it doesn't feel urgent. But building confidence IS urgent. It's both urgent AND important. That makes building it,...
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Episode #89 Why You Need an IMPOSTER SPEECH
When you tell yourself you're not enough When you tell yourself "I shouldn't be here" and you're afraid of being found out You need an IMPOSTER SPEECH Every time you strive to make your work perfect to prove that you're enough Every time you procrastinate doing the work from the fear of being...
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Episode #88 "I deserve to be here"
What do you say to yourself when you've just been promoted or just starting a new role and your brain offers you thoughts like "I shouldn't be here" and "I'm going to be found out"? At times like this, it's tempting (and some people will recommend you do this) to remind yourself how hard you…
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Episode #87 Comparing and Despairing
Do you keep comparing yourself to others and despairing that you come up short? Do you tell yourself everyone else has it easy, but for you it's always hard? Everyone else is naturally confident, but you're overwhelmed with self doubt? Opportunities fall into other people's laps but you can't…
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Episode #86 The Confidence Gap
The Confidence Gap is the gap between the confidence you've earned and the confidence you feel when it's time to get to work. How wide is yours and what are you doing to bridge it? Here's why this matters: 1. The Confidence Gap is the measure of your unfulfilled potential - so the bigger the gap,...
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Episode #85 Redline through your work
When they constantly redline and correct your work, what do you do? What do you make it mean? The mistake I see you making is taking it to mean something about you- that you're not good enough, that you don't deserve to be where you are and that any minute now you're going to be found out. This…
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Episode #84 The Role of Luck
You think your success is down to luck. You fear that any minute now that luck is going to run out and you'll be exposed. This is a classic sign of Imposter Syndrome and it's holding you back from performing to your potential. It doesn't have to be this way. There's a way of viewing the role of...
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Episode #83 Your Decision-Making Identity
Do you umm and ahh over decisions? Do you spin in confusion about what to do? Does it take you weeks and months to decide? Do you only make decisions when things are critical or urgent? Have you ever gone to make a decision only to realise it's too late? When you finally make decisions do you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Legal Imposters - the podcast for lawyers who are making Imposter Syndrome their strength and using it to their advantage in their career. If you've ever felt like a fraud or that your success is down to luck; if you ever have that fear that you're going to be found out - you're in the right place. I'm Caroline Flanagan, ex-lawyer and proud Imposter, and I'm here to show you that Imposter Syndrome isn’t here to hold us back. It’s here to distinguish us. To elevate us. We were never meant to blend in with those who feel entitled to be here We are not interested in being excluded. We don’t need permission to succeed. We are Legal Imposters.We are meant to stand out.Our value lies in who we are and what makes us unique.We're changing what it means to succeed in this industry. We don’t succeed in spite of our Imposter Syndrome. We succeed because of it. Welcome to the club. Are you ready?
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Welcome to Legal Imposters - the podcast for lawyers who are making Imposter Syndrome their strength and using it to their advantage in their career. If you've ever felt like a fraud or that your success is down to luck; if you ever have that fear that you're going to be found out - you're in the...
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